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He was a journalist and writer of short stories and novels. Ruth rated it it was ok Aug 14, Federico Arrighi rated it it was ok Apr 10, Status Italo Calvino — primary author all editions calculated Ariosto, Ludovico — main author all editions confirmed Calvino, Italo Editor secondary author some editions confirmed.

I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people, sometimes from heavenly bodies, sometimes from cities; above all I have tried to remove weight from the structure of stories and from language. His style is not easily classified; much of his writing has an air of the fantastic reminiscent of fairy tales Our Ancestors, Cosmicomicsalthough sometimes his writing is more “realistic” and in the scenic mode of observation Difficult Lovesfor example.